If you ask me to name the proudest distinction of Americans, I would choose . . . the fact that they were the people who created the phrase "to make money." No other language or nation had ever used these words before. . . . Americans were the first to understand that wealth has to be created.

If you know that this life is all that you have, wouldn't you make the most of it?

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.

Collectivism requires self-sacrifice, the subordination of one's interests to those of others.

The government has created a nation of paper criminals. People can be put in jail and lose civil rights and liberties through bureaucratic procedures.The only thing that is keeping you out of jail is government goodwill.

A spirit, too, needs fuel. It can run dry.

As long as men are free to speak, a small, rational minority will always prevail over an irrational majority.